bsmphilly.com Topics: philadelphia inquirerhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/philadelphia-inquirer/?utm_medium=RSS2015-05-20T04:19:45-05:00Changing of the guard2015-05-20T04:19:45-05:00William Kenny and Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/20/changing-guard/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Former City Councilman Jim Kenney easily won the Democratic primary for mayor on Tuesday, beating five opponents on his way to a general election matchup with Republican Melissa Murray Bailey.</p> <p>Mayor Michael Nutter is prohibited from seeking a third four-year term.</p> <p>Meanwhile, in the 16-way Democratic primary for five at-large ...FOP endorses Al Taubenberger for City Council2015-05-06T16:33:11-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/6/fop-endorses-al-taubenberger-city-council/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The race for City Council at-large seats is competitive for both major parties.</p> <p>The contest features 16 Democrats and seven Republicans.</p> <p>In the May 19 primary, voters will nominate five candidates. The top seven finishers in the general election are elected.</p> <p>On the Republican side, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge ...Former journalist recalls working for Pope Paul VI at Paul’s Run gathering2015-03-04T18:32:06-05:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/mar/4/former-journalist-recalls-working-pope-paul-vi-pau/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Edward Eisen described himself as a &ldquo;newspaper guy&rdquo; in the early 1970s when he was asked to handle public relations for Pope Paul VI&rsquo;s 1976 visit to Philadelphia.</p> <p>It was not a call he might have expected, he told a small gathering at the Paul&rsquo;s Run retirement community on Feb. ...A Hall of memories2015-01-28T21:43:02-05:00Ed Morronehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jan/28/hall-memories/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>In an athletics-crazed town like Philadelphia, the natural assumption is that a commemorative sports Hall of Fame would have been in existence for at least a handful of decades.</p> <p>Believe it or not, this wasn&rsquo;t the case, and Ken Avallon couldn&rsquo;t believe it. So the genesis of such a sensible ...Eleventh class inducted into Sports Hall of Fame2014-11-25T19:21:45-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/nov/25/eleventh-class-inducted-sports-hall-fame/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sixteen individuals, one team and one venue on Nov. 13 were inducted into the 11th class of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Sheraton Society Hill.</p> <p>The inductees were:</p> <p>&bull; Bobby Walston, an end and kicker for the Eagles from 1951-62 who made two Pro ...Book designed to help students applying to college2014-11-12T19:12:21-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/nov/12/book-designed-help-students-applying-college/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The nonprofit Philadelphia Futures held a recent pep rally at Northeast High School to officially release its 25th anniversary edition of <em>Step Up to College</em>, a 66-page resource book designed to lead high school students through the college admissions and financial aid processes.</p> <p>The free book and digital media resources ...As Election Day nears, Boyle and Adcock pick up more endorsements2014-10-29T16:58:19-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/oct/29/election-day-nears-boyle-and-adcock-pick-more-endo/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>State Rep. Brendan Boyle, the Democratic candidate in the 13th Congressional District, has the backing of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Everytown for Gun Safety and the <em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em>.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Republican Dee Adcock has been endorsed by the Eagle Forum Political Action Committee.</p> <p>Everytown for Gun ...Sports Hall of Fame announces inductees2014-07-02T18:18:22-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jul/2/sports-hall-fame-announces-inductees/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sixteen individuals and one team will be inducted into the 11th class of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.</p> <p>The announcement was made during a recent news conference and luncheon at the Sheraton Society Hill. The emcee was Dan Baker, a Hall of Famer who is the longtime public address ...Accused priest allowed to return to ministry2014-06-11T16:59:19-05:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jun/11/accused-priest-allowed-return-ministry/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A priest accused of molesting minors who has been on leave since 2011 has been ruled suitable to return to ministry, Archbishop Charles Chaput, leader of Philadelphia&rsquo;s Roman Catholic Archdiocese, announced Sunday.</p> <p>The case of Monsignor Joseph Logrip, who had worked in Frankford&rsquo;s Mater Dolorosa parish in the 1990s, was ...Tartaglione overcomes efforts of Local 982014-05-29T16:12:49-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/may/29/tartaglione-overcomes-efforts-local-98/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Danny Savage and Tomas Sanchez weren&rsquo;t the only challenges confronting Tina Tartaglione in last week&rsquo;s Democratic primary for her Pennsylvania Senate seat. Tartaglione&rsquo;s obstacles also included her legendary political family&rsquo;s past as well as a growing force considered by many as the city&rsquo;s political future.</p> <p>In Savage, leader of the ...Voting about to begin in key races across the Northeast2014-05-20T01:32:15-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/may/20/voting-about-begin-key-races-across-northeast/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Northeast voters will be going to the polls on Tuesday to nominate candidates for state representative, state senator, governor, lieutenant governor and the U.S. House of Representatives.</p> <p>In addition, they will choose a new member of City Council.</p> <p>Also, they will decide on three proposed changes to the Home Rule ...Serial rapist sentenced to 35 to 100 years 2014-04-30T18:28:08-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/apr/30/serial-rapist-sentenced-35-100-years/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Philadelphia police locked up Matthew Jones in August 2012 shortly after he raped a woman in the area of Frankford Avenue and Dyre Street. Only later did detectives learn that the arrest signalled the end to Jones&rsquo; five-year spate of terror against women in Frankford.</p> <p>DNA evidence in January 2013 ...NE Hospitality Network aids families in need2014-03-12T18:06:40-05:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/mar/12/ne-hospitality-network-aids-families-need/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Families make up what Rachel Falkove and Bob Byrne call the invisible homeless, but they said those families are very visible to a coalition of churches that have joined to provide them shelter.</p> <p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re no different than any other family &hellip; living from paycheck to paycheck,&rdquo; said Falkove. &ldquo;They might ...Combating crime2014-03-05T16:24:01-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/mar/5/combating-crime/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Inspector Benjamin Naish did something unusual recently when asked by a news reporter to assess his challenges as the new commander of the Philadelphia Police Department&rsquo;s Northeast Division.</p> <p>Naish picked up a newspaper. And he actually quoted from it.</p> <p>The article was a Feb. 24 <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> piece about the ...Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Jan. 292014-01-28T22:00:18-05:00Carolan DiFiore, Ali Eaves and William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/28/neighborhood-news-brief-week-jan-29/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Police plead for tips</p> <p>Phil&shy;adelphia Po&shy;lice De&shy;part&shy;ment detectives are still looking for help in identi&shy;fy&shy;ing the man who killed 26-year-old Am&shy;ber Long in a rob&shy;bery in North&shy;ern Liber&shy;ties on Sunday, Jan. 19.</p> <p>Police have released no updates on the investigation since an early tip turned out to be a lie.</p> ...High school’s move spurs complaints in Fox Chase2013-11-20T19:44:35-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/nov/20/high-schools-move-spurs-complaints-fox-chase/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Until recently, Cheltenham-based Gospel of Grace Ministries garnered perhaps its greatest notoriety on the basketball court when a team of teenagers from the tiny Christian congregation&rsquo;s high school qualified for the state playoffs last March.</p> <p><i>The</i> <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> even published an article about them.</p> <p>But that was before Gospel of ...Kartoffel (Potato Soup) for Oktoberfest2013-10-09T19:45:25-05:00Donna Zitter Bordelonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/oct/9/kartoffel-potato-soup-oktoberfest2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Once upon a time in the city of Munich, Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. All the people of Munich were invited to attend the festivities, which were held on Oct. 12, 1810, on the fields in front of the city gates. All of Bavaria celebrated with the ...Philly's favorite2013-10-02T17:49:23-05:00Ted Bordelonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/oct/2/phillys-favorite2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>You may think you have a great job, but Lansdale resident Tom Burgoyne probably has it better.</p> <p>The 47-year-old has been the Phillie Phanatic full-time for the last 20 years. He took up the iconic green costume in 1994 after the original portrayer, David Raymond, retired. Speaking from his office ...Drunken driver sentenced in fatal crash2013-09-18T20:35:44-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/sep/18/drunken-driver-sentenced-fatal-crash2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Joyce Kenny never knew what hit her as the 54-year-old was walking across Torresdale Avenue to catch a bus shortly after dawn on Sept. 29, 2011.</p> <p>Angel Roque&rsquo;s voluminous rap sheet wasn&rsquo;t posted on the front grill of his blue 1993 GMC pickup, the one with the silver flames on ...River Wards news in brief for the week of August 212013-08-21T17:57:11-05:00Sam Newhousehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/aug/21/river-wards-news-brief-week-august-212/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><b>Maritime Academy to&nbsp;operate out of Douglas building</b></p> <p>This September, Maritime Academy Charter School will begin sending its high school students to the recently closed Stephen A. Douglas High School, located at Aramingo Avenue and Huntingdon Street in Port Richmond, according to Maritime Academy&rsquo;s newsletter.</p> <p>The Academy&rsquo;s July newsletter announced that ...